The Arizona sentinel., 1887-08-06

it's song to moaning, and rose and rose
 with the rising cloud till it wakened the waves and the wild storm spirits tC
 battle with the beach; the bird: swarmed over the jagged rocks screaming defiance to the elements.
 "Jean." Adelaide Elwood said to hel sister, as the clouds conquered the struggling sunbeams, and the black. ness settled over sea and sky, ''let's u' go out together and watch the storm rise; we have had no such chance be- forer'
 As they stood on the cliff with the winds around them, watching the flee, ing clouds and tumbling breaker; white with foam from the ragged reel beyond. Adelaide suddenly uttered a cry of fear and pressed nearer the dangerous edge.
 "What is it?'' shouted Jean in un- accountable terror. struggling to her sisters side with the gusty wind beat ing in her face.
 And for reply Adelaide pointed to the sands below, along which the maddened breakers were leaping nearer and nearer to the foot of the cliff as the tide came in.
 And there, with the cliffs and the waves hemming her in, Jimmie Blake, the fisher wife's pride and darling. crouched on the frowning rock around which the waves were leaping, her brown face whitened by terror, her bare feet cut on the rocks.
 Then. with sudden quiet determine ton on her face, Adelaide turned to her sister,
 'Jean," she shouted above the mad winds and the laundering waves, "Jean, the men are out, but the women are in. Send Jack for them while 1 find rope, then come back with me!'
 The younger girl obeyed, not con- pretending her sisters intention, and swiftly the errands were done.
 As the women. leaving their unfin- ished nets, hastened up in reply to the message, Adelaide, with delft fingers, fastened the coil of rope around her waist and secured the other end about a strong. stunted tree near calling to her sisier to assist her, that they might be ready when the women came.
 Adelaide, Adelaidew cried Jean, fearfully, pressing close to her sisters side. her face raised excitedly to hers, while a full knowledge of what the other was about to undertake flashed into her mind, You must not go down by that-You shall not go down, say! What is that child to us that you should risk your beautiful life for hers? You shall not go-you shall not go, tell your
 "JeanT' the dark eyes were flashing with her noble spirit 'Jean, you know not what you are saying! It is only that you fear for me. Surely, if the child is nothing to us, what is she to her mother? Be quiet, dear, and help me! Quick, the minutes are prec- iousr
 Jean grew desperate. Adelaide, Adelaide! if you go what will become of me?" she cried. "Let the child go! What is she to you or me that you should throw away your life?"
 Adelaide turned to her with slow. brave smile.
 "Jean,'' she said. "'do what you find to your hand,'" mother always said, beyond that is God?'"
 And Jean dared not answer, and the were ready.
 Their hands were hardened to rough abor; and steady, with prayers in heir hearts, they let out the rope onger over the ragged, perilous edge. -he terrified child waiting below, the hungry waves leaping around her.
 The rough winds whirled around the girl going down the face of the cliff, 5ossing her loosened hair, tearing at ler garments. shrieking in her ears of .he dread out yonder at the edge of the 'agged reef
 Jean's hands were cut deep by the 'ope, but she was unconscious of it as ,he worked with the toil-worn fish wives, forgetting all but the lives be- ow.
 But the lightnings touched the heavens with fire beyond the veil of ain, and the thunders mingled with he thunderous breakers in vain en- leavor to discourage the girl, for, To! IS the white-toothed monsters leaped he last ledge of rocks and dashed up he frowning cliff, Adelaide Elwood swung up the cliff with Jimmie Blake in Ter slender arms!
 And to-day there is not fish wife on hat beach or in its vicinity, who will 1ot lay aside her slender needle and ,oil of rope any time to tell you of them wimmen" who came to them rom the outslcs world and learned what lay beneath the smiling surface ,f the sea, and how one saved little child at the risk of her beautiful life, rom the teeth of the wolf-breakers to the lee of the reef!
 And not a heart under the rough jackets but beats with love for them who taught them what can do when they are tried!- z X. L1L0Lltnl, i1B Won1d1s's MdQdzi1e 
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